Computer science
(objectives)
The course is aimed at providing students with digital skills that can be useful for their future employments, as the capability of managing a database, using it for calculations and statistical processing and presenting clearly the obtained results. To achieve the goal, Microsoft Office® suite will be introduced and, in particular, Word (for writing), Excel (for calculations and statistical processing), Access (for database creation and managing) and Power Point (for presentation), which are a universally recognized and largely used standard of this kind of software. In addition, notion of HTML will be provided, in order to show how to create an internet site.
At the end of the course, students: - will be able to write a text and properly set its layout in Word; - will be able to present works, researches, results… in Power Point; - will be able to create and manage a database in Access - will be able to perform calculation and statistical analysis in Excel; - will be able to create simple internet site by using html.
The expected knowledge objectives are: 1) the knowledge of the contents of the course (Dublin descriptor n°1); 2) the capability to apply such a knowledge to real problems competence in presenting technical topics (Dublin descriptor n°2); 3) the autonomy of judgment in proposing the most appropriate approach to solve a problem (Dublin descriptor n°3); 4) the ability to expose problems and solutions within the topics of the course by using a proper language (Dublin descriptor n°4); 5) the development of logical skills, useful to improve self-evaluation and self-learning (Dublin descriptor n°5).
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Code
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119446 |
Language
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ITA |
Type of certificate
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Competence
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Credits
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3
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Contact Hours
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24
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Type of Activity
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Other activities
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Teacher
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ZINGONI ANDREA
(syllabus)
- Short introduction on the use of a computer and on Internet. - Fundamental aspects of Boolean algebra. - Introduction on the use of Word for text creation and layout setting. - Introduction on the use of Power Point, to present a work. - Introduction on the use of Excel, to perform calculations and statistical analysis. - Introduction on the use of Access, for databases creation and managing. - Introduction on the use of the suite of Google office products and presentation of Google Form.
(reference books)
- “Exploring Microsoft Office: The Illustrated, Practical Guide to Using Office and Microsoft 365”, Elluminet Press, 30 November 2020.
Google Apps for Seniors: A Practical Guide to Google Drive Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, and Google Forms, Scott La Counte
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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